Residents living near a train station say commuters are using their street as a free car park.

Les Sibley and Baz Gazey with a note left on a parked car in Woodfield Road

People using Bicester North Station, Buckingham Road, have been parking their cars in nearby Woodfield Road often from 7.30am until 10pm.

Some vehicles have been left for up to two days.

Now fed-up residents are calling for the quiet road to to be made a residents-only parking zone.

Paul and Bev Tingling, of Woodfield Road, own two cars and usually park one outside their home.

But as soon as Mr Tingling leaves for work the space is taken by a commuter.

He said: "People park inconsiderately -- one woman parked on Buckingham Road all day. It's getting beyond a joke."

Mrs Tingling believes there are not enough parking spaces at the station.

She said: "Once they've realised they can park here they continue to use it."

The problems do not stop with lack of parking spaces. Recently a fire engine had difficulty entering the street to get to a house fire.

Dustmen also have to reverse down the street from the Brashfield Road end to get access to homes.

One resident, who did not want to be named, has sent a letter to other householders listing complaints.

He is urging neighbours to write to him and he plans to forward the letters to Cherwell District Council.

Chiltern Railways, which runs the London to Birmingham train service, had introduced a taxi bus service for Bicester and the surrounding villages, but residents say it is not helping.

Town and county councillor Les Sibley is backing residents and is hoping a one-hour restriction can be implemented.

He said: "Any cars found to be parked in the street between 12 and 1pm would get a parking ticket -- the drawback is residents would have to make sure they moved their cars.

"But a suggestion is giving residents a sticker for their cars. The scheme has worked well elsewhere, and a survey of local residents will take place."